Slip



- Feb. 13, 1945. M. MESSING SLIP Filed sept. 30, 1943 am mail;

Patented Feb. 13, 1945 sur f Monroe M."Mess ng,` lawrence,`N. Y.

Applicationv september so, 194s, serial No. 504,468l

The present invention relates generally., `to womenfs garments, and is'more'particularly con- .cerned with the `type 'of womens undergarmentscommonly known asslips. It will be understood however thatv theinvention may be ,applied to many types of womens garmentsvwhere-acertain amount of vform fitting ,is desirable suchashemises, nightgowns, pajamas, and dresses. v

.,It .is anobjectofthis invention `to provide Aa garmentof-the typeabove described, andv more 'particularlya slip,A which is `provided withVvform fitting Vbodice portion having an uplift effect and ,whichhasarelatively loose skirtportion which ,drapesgracefully around thenetherportion of the body. s Another obj a.. garment 'of vthe typedescribed which `though form tting `and having an uplift effect willlnot tend to riderup on the wearer and will be com.- fortable at alltimes. i ,-.1;.;.

Astill further'object of the invention is to proyvide a slip havinga'bust or bodice portion, which has a desirable amount of elasticity oryieldability around the bust, withoutl the employment of-jany gathers atthe seams or free edges of this portion, or any other portion of thegarment,` thus facilitating the manufacture of the garment.v

With these and other objects in view, 'the invention further resides inthe novel-construction, combination and arrangement of parts,'theessential features being hereinafter fully, described, pointed out inthe appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the garment.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the garment.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on lines 3-3 in Fig. 1. f,

Fig. 4 shows the panels forming lthe front of the bodice; and

Fig. 5 shows the back panel ofthe bodice.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the slip illustrated therein,comprises a skirt portion I and a. bodice or bust portion Il. The skirtIll consists of the front panel I2 and back panel I3.

v Both skirt panels are straight cut with theiwarp and ller; threads asindicated. Except for the two curved edges constituting the upper', edgeof the front panel I2, the two panels are substantially equal. Thus thebottom edges I 4 and I of the front and back panels respectively arecurved and of substantially the same length,and the lateral edges I6 andI1 of the front panel, like the lateral edges I8 and I9 of the backpanel are cut diagonally as shown and are all of subectoi the inventionis-toprovidey v`22 and 23 are duplicates and stantially the same length.The bodice or'bust portion ofthe slip comprises `the back panel 2B,which extends substantially across the ullfwidth of the garment; andfurthercomprises the three panel front, namely. thev center panel 2l,and the panels-.22iand 23,.

The entire bodice `.and particularly vits three panel front,\areso'designed and constructed as toprovide the desirediullness inthefront, with-Y out'the. use of any gathers, and still to provide thev4desired degree ci? v,form fittingl and obviate anyriding of Ythegarment. Forl this purpose the panels 2|, 22,'and 23 arevcut and shapedas shown. Each of these panels as well the back panel 20 are cut on thebias asindicated in thedrawing This provides the bodice with the desiredelastictyso as to permit of expansion and contractionof the garment toaccommodate the wearers activity. .Inaddition the design and form of thethree ipanelfro'nt provide the vdc-l sired degree'of snugness of thebodice and waist inverted V. The lateral edges 26 and 21 con` vergedownwardly so that, the transverse dimension of the vbottom of the panelis substantially smaller than the top of the panel. The panels havetheir lateral edges 28 and 29 converging downwardly. Similarly thelateral edges 30 and 3| of the back panel 20 converge downwardly. Inaddition the lateral edges 26 and 2'I of the center panel 2I and theadjacent'edges 28 of the panels 22 and 23 are slightly convex to providethe desired fullness in the bodice. Each panel 22, 23 has an upper edge32 directed downwardly and outwardly, and a lower edge 33, which is alsoinclined downwardly and' outwardly and generally follows the samedirection as the adjacent portion of the inverted V edge 25 of thecenter panel 2I.

-The front skirt panel I2 has an upper edge 34 in the form of aninverted V which corresponds to the lower edge of the front of thebodice as formed by the lower edge of the center panel extended by thelower edges of the panels 22 and 23. These cooperating edges aresuitably curved as shown to form the constricted waist portion of thegarment.

In assembling the garment all seams are fagoted seams which provideadditional resilience to the garment and also enhance its ornathe centerpanel 2| and 23. This three panel front is now seamed to the front paneli12 of the skirt, and the back panel 20 of the bodice is seamed to theback panel I3 of the skirt. The front and back thus formed are nowseamed together along the two sides. The reinforcing tape 36 andshoulder straps 35 are sewed as shown.

In the present garment the upper portion of the front skirt panel,namely the portion embraced by `the inverted. V-shaped edge cooperateswith the integral unseamed center panel 2l of the bodice to yield acertain degree of snugness and form fitting, yet without giving undueprominence to the bust of the wearer.

the desired amount of connement to the wearers bust. These results areobtained by the use of the three panel front of the bodice which isdevoid of a center seam and is devoid of anyr gathers. Thus the presentslip always aids the lay and hang of the dress worn overthe 'slip andpermits the sanieto` assume graceful lines under all conditions.

- The bodice panels, being all cut on the bias of the weave, impart tothe bodice of the garment a substantial degree of elasticity transverseof the garment, and this elasticity is enhanced bythe fagted elasticseams. This elasticity together with construction and design of At' thesame time the effect thus obtained together with the desired degree ofform fitting provides lpanel and three front panels, one of said frontpanels being a center panel and the other two being side panelsconnected to the center and back panels, the center panel being of asingle integral piece and having a V-shaped upper edge and an invertedV-shaped bottom edge, the side panels each having top edges forminginverted AVs with the adjacent portions of the center v. panels, andhaving lower edges in substantial alinement with the lower edge of thecenter panel; said skirt portion comprising a front panel having aninverted V-shaped top edge Aunited' to the bottom edges of the threefront panels.

3. A slip having a. bodice and skirt portions, said bodice having afront and a back, the front having a center panel and two side panels,each of said panels connected tothe center panel and to the back beingcut on the bias, the center panel having a V-shaped and an inverted V-shaped bottom edge, the upper edge of each sidel panel being directedoutwardly and downwardly and forming an inverted V with the adjacentportion of'the upper edge of the center panel, Athe lower edge of eachside panel being directed in approximately .the same direction as theproximate portion of the bottom edge of the center panel, the lateraledges of each of said panels converging'downwardly; vsaid skirt portionhaving a. front panel with an inverted V- shaped upper edge of saidbodice front, and a back panel united to the lower edge of the back ofsaid bodice.

MONROE -M. MESSING.

